around the clock
1 of 2phrase
variants
or less commonly round the clock
1
: continuously for 24 hours : day and night without cessation
2
: without relaxation and heedless of time
: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nasdaq is moving closer to around-the-clock stock trading, a shift that some on Wall Street are calling unnecessary — and potentially destabilizing.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The needs are around-the-clock.
—Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
Di Bella was seen in the hospital’s evaluation and treatment center, which is now open to patients for around-the-clock care.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
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The pups are now receiving around-the-clock care and were placed in an incubator after their body temperatures were dangerously low, Outcast said on social media.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nasdaq is moving closer to around-the-clock stock trading, a shift that some on Wall Street are calling unnecessary — and potentially destabilizing.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The needs are around-the-clock.
—Andy Smith, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
Di Bella was seen in the hospital’s evaluation and treatment center, which is now open to patients for around-the-clock care.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Around the clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20the%20clock. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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